Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas were on Thursday holding on to a renewed five-day ceasefire in Gaza that got off to a rocky start with Israeli air strikes in retaliation to rocket fire, as both sides agreed to give more time to talks to end the conflict that has claimed over 2,000 lives.

A radical cleric described as the face of violent extremism in Britain has been ordered by a court on Tuesday to be extradited to the United States where he is alleged to have plotted to set up a terrorism training camp.

Berlin: Germany has warned its nationals against heightened risk of terrorist attacks and kidnappings by the dreaded Islamic State (IS) or other militant Islamist groups in over 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

London: A group of French-speaking bearded fighters of the dreaded Islamic State militant group has asked Muslims in the country to "operate within France" and bring terror to the streets of the European nation.

Washington: The elimination of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would help decimate and defeat the terror organization which has gained control over a large part of Syria and Iraq, a top US commander said on Friday.